I wasn't planning on having humans in my fantasy novel. All of the races were going to be unique or have special abilities. The race closest to...
I've read a few posts on here and it came to my attention that I might be over-describing my characters' physical attributes. I don't go insanely...
Okay, so I have this character called Jason Espy. He's about 20-23-ish and based off Garrett Hedund (actor). When he's first introduced, it's...
The main character of my story is a sentient machine called Seraph, and I want help to develop his character. Centuries into the future in a...
Currently, I am working on a novel fencing adult/young-adult fiction, set a few years before 2020. I suppose it can be categorized as a science...
I'm writing a fantasy novel that takes place on my own created planet. In the skies, there are pieces of floating land where people go after they...
I'm still just getting to know all these different sub-forums, so forgive me if this isn't the right place to post a thread like this. Anyways, I...
Well, the reason I've created this thread is because, when you're dealing with a fantasy novel, it's fun to think of powers for your supernatural...
First, let me say that I hate Mary-Sues. Hate. I loathe them with every fiber of my being. The last thing I've ever wanted is to write one myself....
I recently came across an article (I can't remember where, for the life of me!) about the domination of white people in stories. Most of the...
I'm entering a short story writing competition and I'm really stuck on which name to settle on for my heroine. I'm basically just trying to...
Hey guys, it's been a while! So for my story, I'm trying to figure out how I can create this Vampire-like character. His nickname is 'Vamp', he...
One of my characters is a 21 year old werewolf and I cannot for the life of me think of a suitable job for him. It needs to be flexible enough...
How much of a character's job need to be in the story? Like, does their life have to revolve around it? One of my main characters is a...
I'm at a point in my plot where in order for my character's relationship to come to an end, she needs to appear mentally unstable. A number of...
I have had an idea for a character which I would like to develop into something but i struggle to get it down on paper and really flesh it out. I...
I am working on a story right now and I realised I hadn't been spending enough time developing my characters, but the trouble is that now I don't...
Well, I know it's best to set everything up before writing, getting the Who, What, When, Where, Why and other factors into place before starting...
I want to properly flesh out my characters but I don't want them to sound like the dreaded "Mary/Gary Sues". I've tried keeping a notebook for...
Hello everyone. I was curious about the origins of your characters. I'm curious about two questions in particular: One: How do your characters...
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